Two traffic accidents on Ridge Wednesday

A Paradise woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon for driving under the influence after allegedly causing an accident on Skyway near Black Olive Drive.

According to Paradise resident Rachel Moore, 32, she was driving her Honda compact north in the right hand lane of Skyway behind a red pickup.

"The red truck in front of me merged into the left hand lane," she said. Then the pickup suddenly merged back into the right lane, turning right onto Black Olive Drive.

With the pickup out of the way, Moore saw a white Ford station wagon turning left from southbound Skyway onto Black Olive.

"I didn't know how to avoid her," Moore said. Moore's car and the station wagon, driven by Paradise resident Nancy Thrash collided in the intersection.

Both cars were totaled, but no one was injured in the accident.

Police conducted a sobriety check on Thrash, who bolted from the officers when she saw her car being towed.

The officers quickly detained her. She was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

After searching the Ford, officers discovered several medication containers.

The driver of the red pickup was Rodney McClintock, who was the victim of a Labor Day shooting last year. His mother was in the pickup with him, but neither was injured and they were allowed to leave while police processed the scene.

The accident closed both northbound lanes of Skyway, causing a backup of traffic as police volunteers routed both north and southbound traffic through the southbound lane of Skyway.

Moore caught a ride with her boyfriend.

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A second accident on Skyway that occurred in Magalia sent two men to the hospital, one with major injuries. The accident occurred at about 4:53 p.m. at South Park Drive and Skyway, according to California Highway Patrol.

Douglas Dwane Robinson, 37, of Magalia, was driving a 1995 Toyota 4Runner northbound on Skyway when he allegedly veered into the oncoming lane and collided with Houston David Hughes, 23, Magalia, who was traveling southbound on Skyway in a 2007 Ford F150, according to CHP officer Adriana Warner.

Both vehicles sustained major damage from the crash. Robinson was taken to Enloe Medical Center with broken ribs and a broken right leg, lacerations to his forehead, left and right arms and left and right knee, she said.

Hughes was taken to Feather River Hospital for a bloody nose and abrasions to his left arm and lower right and left legs. Additional police were called to the scene to handle the traffic.